random documentation-type fixes :)

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@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ work on slink_cd/debian_cd. Some ideas come from his script.
Thanks to all the contributors on the debian-cd mailing list.
What is needed?
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===============
Software:
- the apt-get (>= 0.3.11.1) tool
- apt-utils (for apt-ftparchive)
@ -29,42 +29,44 @@ Software :
- if you want to generate jigdo files: jigdo-file (see below)
Other:
- lots of free space on your disks
- a Debian mirror (on a partition where you can write, if you can't write
on it then you may try to use a symlink farm but it's not the
recommended way to build Debian CDs)
- a Debian mirror, on a partition where you can write.
If you can't write on it then you may try to use a symlink farm,
but it's not the recommended way to build Debian CDs.
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- GENERATING DEBIAN CD IMAGES -
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For people that do not have time, here's the quick explanation :
================================================================
For the people that don't have time, here's the quick explanation:
==================================================================
Edit the CONF.sh and change the PATHs for the mirror and so on.
$ vim CONF.sh
$ sensible-editor CONF.sh
$ . CONF.sh
$ make distclean
$ make status
$ make list COMPLETE=1 SIZELIMIT1=555000000 SRCSIZELIMIT=665000000
$ make official_images
[ or if you want only binary images :
[ alternatively, if you only want binary images:
$ make bin-official_images ]
But you really should consider reading further for more information.
You can also give a look at build.sh and build_all.sh for an automatized
However, you really should consider reading further for more information.
You can also take a look at build.sh and build_all.sh for an automatized
way of building CD images.
How to build a CD set - step by step
====================================
If not yet done, cd to the /usr/share/debian-cd/ directory.
If you haven't already, change to the /usr/share/debian-cd/ directory.
The process of building a CD is decomposed as follow :
The process of building a CD is composed of the following steps:
- first configure what is needed in CONF.sh and source it in your shell:
- first configure what is needed in CONF.sh and source it
in your shell
$ . CONF.sh
The exported environment variables will be used by all the
tools involved here (Makefiles, perl scripts, shell scripts).
@ -79,33 +81,46 @@ The process of building a CD is decomposed as follow :
Keep in mind that the environment variables will stay in the
environment after your debian-cd run, and may interfere with
other program using the same variables (kernel-package for
example ...). So if you want to be 100% safe, run debian-cd in a
separate shell that you exit afterwards.
other program using the same variables (e.g. kernel-package).
So if you want to be 100% safe, run debian-cd in a
separate shell that you can leave after you're done.
- then we clean everything that may still be there from previous runs:
- let's clean everything that may still be there from previous runs :
$ make distclean
- now we'll check if your mirror is ok (with good Packages files):
$ make mirrorcheck
- then you will have to launch this for initializing the
temporary directory used for the build :
- then we initialize the temporary directory used for the build:
$ make status
If this has failed then this will be automatically launched:
$ make correctstatus
However note that make status should never fail if it is
Note however that "make status" should never fail if it is
used for building a CD set for the stable release...
- now you can decide what you want on your CDs
$ make list TASK=tasks/debian-2.2 COMPLETE=1
or
$ make list TASK=tasks/gnome COMPLETE=0 SIZELIMIT=576716800
or
$ export NONFREE=1; make list TASK=tasks/your-task-here COMPLETE=1
or for something like an official image for the USA (without non-US &
non-free) :
$ make list COMPLETE=1 SIZELIMIT1=576716800
.... take a look at the file tasks/* to see the options you can have :)
You can change the behaviour of this command with the following
@ -138,9 +153,11 @@ The process of building a CD is decomposed as follow :
This target calls the targets "bin-list" and "src-list" that can be used to
build only binary CDs or only source CDs.
- it may be time to add the disks-arch stuff and to make the CDs bootable
- it may be time to add the disks-arch stuff and to make the CDs bootable:
$ make bootable
This does affect only the binary CDs.
This affects only the binary CDs.
If you want to use boot-floppies built by yourself you can give
a parameter BOOTDISKS=<dir> giving the directory where
@ -156,46 +173,61 @@ The process of building a CD is decomposed as follow :
you're using.
- now, we'll add the binary packages to the temporary tree:
$ make packages
- and we'll add the sources to the temporary tree:
$ make sources
- if you want to install additional files:
make bin-extras CD=1 ROOTSRC=/home/ftp/ DIR=goodies/wordperfect
make src-extras CD=3 ROOTSRC=/home/ftp/ DIR=goodies/kernel-2.3
The first will copy /home/ftp/goodies/wordperfect/ on the first binary
CD. It will be in <root of the cd>/goodies/wordperfect ... you can call
make extras multiple times if you need more. Please note that
the files to be copied should be on the same partition than
your mirror (unless you use a symlink farm).
$ make bin-extras CD=1 ROOTSRC=/home/ftp/ DIR=goodies/wordperfect
$ make src-extras CD=3 ROOTSRC=/home/ftp/ DIR=goodies/kernel-2.3
The first will copy /home/ftp/goodies/wordperfect/ to the first binary
CD. It will be in <root of the cd>/goodies/wordperfect/. You can call
make extras multiple times if you need more.
Please note that the files to be copied should be on the same partition
than your mirror (unless you use a symlink farm).
If you want to do customize your CD even more, you can use the hook
system. Read below about them.
system. Read more about that below.
- We can add an md5sum.txt file on each CD to enable users to check their
files:
$ make md5list
This does call the targets 'bin-md5list' and 'src-md5list'. You can
This calls the targets 'bin-md5list' and 'src-md5list'. You can
choose to call only bin-md5list if you're building only binary images.
- now we can create the images
- now we can create the images:
$ make images
If you don't have enough space for all images, you can generate
only one image (of the second binary CD for example) with:
$ make bin-image CD=2
Of course if you want to build all binary images you'll use :
$ make bin-images
And "make src-images" will generate the sources images.
Note: I use here make images, but you could as well use make
official_images since the latter is the same as the former with
some dependencies on targets that you already launched
$ make bin-image CD=2
Of course if you want to build all binary images you'll use:
$ make bin-images
The following will generate the source images:
$ make src-images
Note: here we use "make images", but you could as well use
"make official_images" since the latter is the same as the former
with some dependencies on targets that you already launched
(make bootable packages sources).
- if you want to generate a MD5SUMS file with the md5sums of the
images you can do it with:
$ make imagesums
@ -219,6 +251,7 @@ with all Debian tools, only the label is different. That means you
can use build.sh and build_all.sh to build your "Unofficial" images
without modifying anything.
Local packages
==============
@ -228,24 +261,27 @@ $MIRROR/dists/$CODENAME/local/binary-$ARCH/<section>.
The organization of this sub-tree is the same than what you can find
in the main, contrib or non-free part. You may use different section
names if you want. Be sure to create Packages files (and Sources.gz if you
include sources). You can also put your local packages under
$MIRROR/pool/local (just a new facility for people not wanting packages
under dists).
include sources).
To include local packages, the LOCAL environment variable must be set
to "1" while building the CDs.
You can also put your local packages under $MIRROR/pool/local (just a new
facility for people who don't want packages under dists/). To include local
packages, the LOCAL environment variable must be set to "1" while building
the CDs.
You can also set the LOCALDEBS environment variable, and it will be used
instead of MIRROR when looking for local packages.
Additional targets
==================
Pseudo Image Kit
----------------
Those of you who will make images available to people for download may
consider using the Pseudo Image Kit (cf http://www.debian.org/CD/ for more
information). That's why you can launch "make pi-makelist" that will generate
consider using the Pseudo Image Kit. See http://www.debian.org/CD/pik/
for more information on the PIK.
You can launch "make pi-makelist" in order to generate
the *.list files for the images you've just generated.
The tools/pi-makelist script needs the isoinfo binary. You can get the
@ -256,17 +292,17 @@ isoinfo binary is in the mkisofs package (since Debian potato at least).
Jigdo
-----
People wanting to offer the CD images in jigdo format (Jigsaw Download,
the successor to the Pseudo-Image Kit), can indicate so by setting the
DOJIGDO and related variables in CONF.sh. So this is not a target itself,
but a modification of the "images" targets. You can choose only iso
generation (default), only jigdo generation (for highly reduced disk
usage), or both iso and jigdo generation.
You may also want to make the CD images available in jigdo format.
Jigsaw Download, the successor to the Pseudo-Image Kit.
See http://www.debian.org/CD/jigdo-cd/ for more information on jigdo.
Information on jigdo is available at http://www.debian.org/CD/jigdo-cd/
Set the DOJIGDO and related variables in CONF.sh. This is no separate target
for jigdo, merely a modification of the "images" targets. You can choose
only .iso generation (default), only .jigdo generation (for highly reduced
disk usage), or both .iso and .jigdo generation.
To generate the jigdo files and templates, the "jigdo-file" program is
needed, which is available via that same URL.
To generate the jigdo files and templates, you need the "jigdo-file" program,
which is available via the same URL.
Jigdo-file creates and maintains a cache/database file with checksums of
all files on your Debian mirror. The first time, this may take hours to be
@ -282,6 +318,7 @@ no full iso image is available, the MD5sum will be extracted from the
.template file. A note in the Makefile shows how the original file size
can be extracted from the .template in a similar way.
About the hook system
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